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The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty pictured outside Selby Abbey.

Another Tory MP resigns and triggers a third by-election

Cllr Phil King has stepped down as leader of the Harborough Conservative Party.

Leader of Harborough's Conservative Party steps down after local election defeat

Voters will take to the polls on Thursday May 4

Here are the candidates for the Harborough district elections 2023

Gary Neville mocks former PM Liz Truss on Twitter

Tory ministers will not be happy with the new ‘no plus-one’ rule for King Charles III coronation - Credit: Getty Images

Tory ministers in uproar after major king’s coronation rule change

Lord Lawson was also a journalist and the father of celebrity cook, Nigella Lawson (Picture: B Barrett/Express/Getty Images)

Former Conservative party politician Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith and wife Alice Rothschild have split after around a decade of marriage - Credit: Getty Images

Tory minister Zac Goldsmith ends decade-long marriage to wife Alice

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

Rod Stewart tells Sky News phone-in Tories should ‘give Labour a go’

Ex-Tory MP Neil Parish resigned after being caught watching pornography in the House of Commons twice.

Disgraced porn-watching ex-MP may stand again at next general election

Neil Parish, a farmer by trade, claimed he was ‘looking at tractors’ the first time he was caught watching X-rated material on the Commons benches.

Army could be deployed to ease strike disruption, Nadhim Zahawi says

I’m A Celebrity 2022 final: Didi Gina Colangelo greet Matt Hancock?

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV

How to watch Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the media as he visits Croydon University hospital on October 28.

PM u-turns on pledge to introduce £10 fine for missed GP appointments

Martin Lewis said childcare credits can add thousands to a state pension (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis pension advice 2022: Money Saving Expert’s tips for OAPs

Wrexham footballer Paul Mullin’s political message banned from boots

Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak speech today: What the new Prime Minister had to say

Rishi Sunak announced on Sunday he would stand to replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak UK’s new Prime Minister after winning Tory leadership race

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after travelling on a flight from the Caribbean, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Picture date: Saturday October 22, 2022.

Boris Johnson pulls out of Tory leadership race

NationalWorld is calling for a general election now - here’s how to sign the petition

NationalWorld launches petition calling for immediate general election

Liz Truss has officially resigned as Prime Minister with Boris Johnson expected to run

Will Boris Johnson be the next Prime Minister?

Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers a speech outside of 10 Downing Street in central London on October 20, 2022 to announce her resignation. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after 44 days

Could Boris Johnson return as Prime Minister if Liz Truss were to resign?

Can Boris Johnson come back as Prime Minister as Liz Truss resigns?

Harborough District Council offices

Council strategic collaboration a step closer

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at 10 Downing Street (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Jeremy Hunt: Who is the new chancellor, how old is he?

Jeremy Hunt was appointed chancellor yesterday

Regarded as one of the most gifted members of post-war Conservative politics, Macleod was responsible for overseeing the independence of many British African territories. MacLeod refused to serve as a Cabinet Minister under Sir Alec Douglas-Home as he disapproved of the procedure by which Sir Alec was selected but later became the Colonial Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was also the editor of the 'Spectator'. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Who was shortest serving Chancellor of the Exchequer Iain Macleod?

Kwasi Kwarteng has cut his trip to the International Monetary Fund in Washington, USA short.

Will Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announce a budget U-turn today?

Plans for a strategic collaboration have taken a step forward.

Plans for 'strategic collaboration' between Harborough District Council and Melt...

Liz Truss backs mini-budget despite cabinet not being consulted on top tax rate by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Liz Truss admits cabinet not consulted on top tax rate by Chancellor

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has branded the mini-budget “a staggering statement”.

Martin Lewis brands Government mini-budget “a staggering statement”

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss delivers an acceptance speech at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster after being announced the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest in London

Liz Truss beats Rishi Sunak to become new prime minister

Shifting modes of transport 13 times a year will decrease the emissions of carbo...

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Harborough MP Neil O'Brien sets out why Kemi Badenoch should become our next Pri...

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Harborough MP Neil O’Brien tells Prime Minister Boris Johnson – ‘you have to go ...

What time is the autumn budget speech, and what is Rishi Sunak likely to announce? (Photo by Tolga Akmen - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

What time is the autumn budget speech, and what is Rishi Sunak likely to announc...

Ministers reveal £500m support package including 75 family hubs - but industry l...

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Tax rises ‘for 25 million people to fund social care reforms’

Local elections 2021: Which results have already been announced, and when will the rest come? (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Local elections 2021: Which results have already been announced, and when will t...

Labour leader Keir Starmer will lay out major new policies in speech today - how to watch it (Photo by Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images)

Labour leader Keir Starmer will lay out major new policies in speech today - how...

It has been revealed that the Conservative Party illegally collected data on 10 million voters (Photo: Justin Tallis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The Conservative party illegally collected data on ethnicity of 10 million voter...

Boris Johnson will address Parliament this morning - here’s what he might say (Photo by Hannah McKay - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Here's when lockdown could end in England - according to latest government advic...

New BBC Chairman Richard Sharp has donated £400k to the Conservative Party since...

These are the MPs earning the most from their second jobs - and how much they make (Photo: Shutterstock)

These MPs earn the most from their second jobs

Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Keir Starmer will go head-to-head on Monday night (Getty Images)

Here's when the Labour leadership TV debate takes place on Channel 4